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Unasylva: revista internacional de silvicultura e industrias forestales, 2016

Journal of Environmental Management

JAS (Journal of ASEAN Studies)

International political economy debates in Southeast Asia have expanded in the last decades from ... more International political economy debates in Southeast Asia have expanded in the last decades from the perspectives of development theories in conjunction with the structure of states relations to the links between state-market-society. The article explores the studies of Southeast Asia’s political economy that has stimulated the debate over the past years and its future trends. It intends to analyse the trajectory of the issues and topics identified utilizing structured research of studies in scientific databases and derive discussion on its future topics by looking at the links between state-market-society. The existing topics related to issues of the political economy of Southeast Asia are grouped into themes related to development financing from traditional and emerging donors, State-Owned Enterprises, and regional integration. In addition, it captures the topics based on the trend that are proposed and emerged within the policy discussion and academic forums. The initiated issues...

Development Policy Review

This study examines the process of social learning in climate action organizations by taking Clim... more This study examines the process of social learning in climate action organizations by taking Climate Action Institute (CAI) as a case study. In CAI, international knowledge and experience about climate solutions (e.g. renewable energy technology) were recontextualized into practical solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Australia. This knowledge is then reproduced to make it accessible and understandable to the public. A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted with seven active members of CAI. The data was analysed using Bernstein's framework of `pedagogic device' and knowledge structure, combined with Maton's framework of knower structure and `Legitimation Code Theory' (LCT) of specialisation. This study found that the process of social learning in CAI is affected by its knowledge and knower structure. The horizontal knower structure provides advantages to the process of social learning in CAI because it supports agency and flexibi...

Agriculture and Human Values

In 2009 the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) established a conflict resolution mechanism... more In 2009 the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) established a conflict resolution mechanism to help rural communities address their grievances against palm oil companies that are RSPO members. This article presents the broadest ever comprehensive assessment of the use and effectiveness of the RSPO conflict resolution mechanism, providing both overviews and in-depth analysis. Our central question is: to what extent does the RSPO conflict resolution mechanism offer an accessible, fair and effective tool for communities in Indonesia to resolve conflicts with companies? Our aim is not only to provide a ‘reality check’ of this mechanism but also to contribute to the wider debate on how communities can seek access to justice when engaged in intractable conflicts with palm oil companies. For data collection, we took three steps. First, we used our own database of 150 conflicts between communities and companies in Indonesia. We identified 64 conflicts that involved RSPO member compani...

In Indonesia, the boom in the oil palm and timber plantation sectors has generated substantial la... more In Indonesia, the boom in the oil palm and timber plantation sectors has generated substantial land conflict. Despite recent reforms to resource governance, mechanisms to resolve land conflicts comprehensively, decisively and fairly remain ineffective. Environmental justice and political ecology studies have largely focused on understanding the nature and political economic causes of these conflicts, while giving less attention to how conflicts might be resolved. Few studies have systematically assessed the extent to which land conflict resolution initiatives deliver just outcomes to affected communities and the role of cross-scale political, institutional and power dynamics in shaping the processes and outcomes. This thesis examines to what degree conflict resolution initiatives ameliorate problems of distributional justice, procedural justice and recognition experienced by communities. Further, it investigates how community actors frame and pursue their claims for achieving justic...

Forest Policy and Economics, 2018

Forest and Society, 2019

Although Indonesia is experiencing one of the most complex transformations of social forestry pol... more Although Indonesia is experiencing one of the most complex transformations of social forestry policy in the world, there is a need to step back and more closely examine the politics, ecologies, and economies that provide context for its implementation. This introduction offers a synthesis of the collection of special section submissions in Forest and Society. We begin by navigating the current social forestry moment by presenting a heuristic for identifying the discourses underpinning the rapid expansion in support of social forestry schemes. These perspectives are fragmented across four continuously contested discourses: community-first, legal-first, conservation-first, and development-first. We then contextualize the historical developments that brought social forestry into its current form by laying out a genealogy of its antecedents across three distinct generations. These three generations of social forestry are roughly aligned with the overall political changes that have taken...

Forest and Society, 2017

This study focuses on watershed management in Northern Thailand, where conflict over forest, land... more This study focuses on watershed management in Northern Thailand, where conflict over forest, land and water-use is a prevailing problem. A characteristic of watershed conflicts is that they are often multifaceted and involve multiple stakeholders with different interests and values, consequently requiring conflict management approaches that are sustainable in their outcomes, including addressing the underlying causes of the conflicts. Drawing from a case study in Mae Tia Mae Tae watershed in Northern Thailand, this study explores how mediation by external third party can contribute to the transformation of conflicts in the watershed and how the broader institutional contexts in which the conflict is embedded shapes the mediation outcomes. The study suggests that co-creation of mutual understanding and recognition of each party’s socio-cultural differences, including land-use practices, are critical in building trust and in how conflict transformation processes moved forward. Moreove...

Journal of International Development, 2022

The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect t... more The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of RECOFTC and our donor organizations. RECOFTC aims to better understand forest conflict, including the causes, the impacts, and the management options for conflict transformation. For this we analyze the disputes, relevant policies, forestry programs, and regulatory frameworks. This knowledge is used to raise awareness and develop the capacity of all stakeholders to contribute to preventing, mitigating and managing conflict. Our research is continuously mainstreamed in our training courses, which help develop the knowledge, and the skills of conflict management practitioners. When it comes to forest conflict, prevention is better than a cure. RECOFTC advocates participatory forest-management approaches, especially community forestry, as essential strategies for reducing and transforming forest conflict in the region. Our thematic programs use analysis, training, advocacy, and networking towards participatory resource management and, thus, contribute to helping transform forest conflict.

Asia-Pacific is a forest conflict hotspot as too often forest governance and management excludes ... more Asia-Pacific is a forest conflict hotspot as too often forest governance and management excludes the interests and values of local and indigenous people, who see their rights increasingly diminished as the allocation of forestland to private sector entities and conservation areas intensifies. The abundance of forest conflicts underlines the need to address them in a sustainable manner - i.e. conflict transformation, where conflict is seen as an opportunity to seek lasting positive changes at the relational level between key actors, but also at the structural, institutional and societal levels. RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests is working to reduce the incidence and negative impacts of natural resource conflict and to tackle the root causes of conflict. Our principal strategy is to strengthen the capacity of relevant institutions and key stakeholders at all levels to transform conflict in positive ways. As part of this we have conducted and published research to understand ...